Stuttgart

Germany

What to see in Stuttgart

Stuttgart Attractions

With good restaurants, superb local wineries, a hearty dose of
culture, beer festivals, art galleries and some beautiful parks,
Stuttgart has all the elements of a big city destination. The
variety of things to see and do in Stuttgart will impress visitors
from all walks of life: families can be swept up in the open spaces
and thoroughly entertained at the planetarium and Wilhelma Zoo; the
city's mineral-rich pools, saunas, hot tubs and spas lure those in
search of health and relaxation; and for car enthusiasts the
Porsche and Mercedes-Benz museums never cease to enthral.

Other attractions in Stuttgart include the city's impressive art
galleries: the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart is housed in a building which
is a work of modern art in itself; and the Old and New State
Gallery boasts some real masterpieces from the 14th to the 19th
centuries. The Palace Square, or Schlossplatz, is a must for
visitors as it is the symbolic heart of the city, a popular meeting
and greeting spot, and it adjoins the remarkable New Palace, a
Baroque fortress built between 1748 and 1806.

Stuttgart can get swelteringly hot in summer and bitterly cold
in winter, so the best time to visit is in the shoulder seasons, in
autumn or spring. At the end of August and during the month of
September visitors can join the fun at the Wine Village Festival,
tasting more than 200 different wines, or enjoy music and
merrymaking at the Cannstatt Beer Festival, the second largest beer
festival after Munich's Oktoberfest. The city shimmers in
springtime, as do the parks and surrounding vineyards, which play
host to a plethora of different festivals.

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